Question

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why is group 2 called alkaline earth metal.dont copy from net and paste it ,plz explain properly
NOTE : ALKALI METALS FORM ALKALINE SOLUTIONS WITH EATER NOT ALKALINE EARTH METALS.........​

Answer 1

s block 2nd group elements are called alkaline earth metal.....they are called as alkaline earth metal because they are mainly found on earth crust.

alkali earth metal consist of

• Be
• Mg
• Ca
• Sr
• Ba
• Rd

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Answer 2

Elements of group 2 are also called as alkaline earth metals because metals of group 2 elements are extracted from Earth's surface in the form of metal oxides and not in the form of pure metals .....

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